Dual-injector fuel injection engine
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YAMAHA MOTOR CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2006-09-21
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Abstract
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a dual-injector fuel injection engine in which fuel is injected into a combustion chamber and intake passage from respective injectors.
[0002] Generally, in a conventional automobile engine, one fuel injector is provided to each cylinder. In an engine of this type, an injector which injects fuel directly into a combustion chamber and an injector which injects fuel into an intake passage may be provided in order to improve the output and fuel cost, as disclosed in, e.g., Japanese Patent Laid-open No. 11-315733 (to be merely referred to as reference 1 hereinafter) or 2002-48035 (to be merely referred to as reference 2 hereinafter).
[0003] In the engine described in reference 1, an in-cylinder injector which injects fuel into the combustion chamber is attached to that lower end of a cylinder head which is close to a cylinder block. An injector which injects fuel (light oil) into an intake passage is attached to that si...